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Donald Bradman wearing a black shirt and a dark cap Donald Bradman , holder of several Test batting records, including highest batting averageFile:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg Sachin Tendulkar , the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test cricketFile:MuralitharanBust2004IMG.JPG Muttiah Muralitharan , the highest wicket-taker in Test cricketFile:George Lohmann 1895.jpg George Lohmann , the holder of best bowling average in Test cricketTest cricket is played between international cricket teams who are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[ 1] One Day Internationals , Test matches consist of two innings per team, with no limit in the number of overs .[ 2] first-class cricket , so statistics and records set in Test matches are also counted toward first-class records. The duration of Tests, currently limited to five days, has varied through Test history, ranging from three days to timeless matches .[ 3] [ 4] England and Australia in March 1877;[ 5] [ 6]
Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics .[ 7]
since June 2025[update] Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". wins and win percentage, is Australia, having won 419 of their 874 Tests (47.94%). Excluding teams who have only played a small number of Tests, the least successful team is Zimbabwe .
Australian Donald Bradman , widely considered the greatest batsman of all time,[ 8] [ 9] double centuries and was a part of the record 5th wicket partnership . His most significant record is his batting average of 99.94. One of cricket's most famous statistics,[ 10] [ 11] runs higher than any other batsman's career average. Don Bradman is the only player in the world to have scored 5000 runs against a single opposition: 5028 runs against England.[ 12]
In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one.[ 13] capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best innings figures. Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble was the second bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings, claiming 10–74 against Pakistan in 1999.[ 14] Ajaz Patel became the third bowler to take 10 wickets in an innings.[ 15] West Indies batsman Brian Lara has the highest individual score in Test cricket: he scored 400 not out against England in 2004 to surpass the innings of 380 by Matthew Hayden six months earlier. Lara had held the record before Hayden, with a score of 375 against England 10 years earlier.[ 16] Misbah-ul-Haq holds the record of the fastest Test half century, scoring 50 runs from 21 balls. The record for the fastest Test century is held by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum , who scored 100 runs from 54 balls in his final Test match.
The trend of countries playing more Test matches in the modern era means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan became the highest Test wicket-taker in December 2007, when he passed Shane Warne 's total of 708 wickets.[ 17] Sachin Tendulkar surpassed the tally of 11,953 runs by Brian Lara.[ 18] dismissals by a wicket-keeper is held by Mark Boucher of South Africa [ 19] catches by a fielder is held by Joe Root .[ 20]
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Listing criteria In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).
Listing notation Team notation (300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained
(300–3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed
(300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out Batting notation (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out
(100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out Bowling notation (5–100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs Currently playing Seasons Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand , South Africa, India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh , Zimbabwe and the West Indies may span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (e.g. ) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009". An international Test series may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "any series or matches which began between May and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and April will appear in the relevant cross-year season".[ 21] Team records Team wins, losses and draws Result records Greatest win margins (by innings)
Margin
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
Innings and 579 runs
File:Flag of England.svg England (903–7 d) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (201 & 123)The Oval , London , England1938
5th
Innings and 360 runs
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (652–7 d) beat File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (159 & 133)Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa2001–02
1st
Innings and 359 runs
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (601–3 d) beat File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (125 & 117)Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe2025
2nd
Innings and 336 runs
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (614–5 d) beat File:Flag of India.svg India (124 & 154)Eden Gardens , Kolkata , India1958–59
3rd
Innings and 332 runs
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (645) beat File:Flag of England.svg England (141 & 172)The Gabba , Brisbane , Australia1946–47
1st
Last updated: 9 August 2025 [ 23]
Greatest win margin (by runs)
Margin
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
675 runs
File:Flag of England.svg England (521 & 342–8 d) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (122 & 66)Brisbane Showgrounds , Brisbane , Australia1928–29
1st
562 runs
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (701 & 327) beat File:Flag of England.svg England (321 & 145)The Oval , London , England1934
5th
546 runs
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (382 & 425-4 d) beat File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan (146 & 115)Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh2023
1st
530 runs
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (328 & 578) beat File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa (205 & 171)Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1910–11
4th
492 runs
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (488 & 344–6 d) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (221 & 119)Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa2018
4th
Last updated: 3 April 2018 [ 24]
Matches that finished with scores level Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
Narrowest win margin (by wickets)
Margin
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
1 wicket
File:Flag of England.svg England (183 & 263–9) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (324 & 121)The Oval , London , England1902
5th
File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa (91 & 287–9) beat File:Flag of England.svg England (184 & 190)Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa1905–06
1st
File:Flag of England.svg England (382 & 282–9) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (266 & 397)Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1907–08
2nd
File:Flag of England.svg England (183 & 173–9) beat File:Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg South Africa (113 & 242)Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa1922–23
2nd
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (216 & 260–9) beat File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (272 & 203)Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1951–52
4th
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (249 & 104–9) beat File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (140 & 212)Carisbrook , Dunedin , New Zealand1979–80
1st
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (256 & 315–9) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (337 & 232)National Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan1994–95
1st
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (329 & 311–9) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (490 & 146)Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados1998–99
3rd
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (273 & 216–9) beat File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (269 & 219)Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda1999–00
3rd
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (175 & 262–9) beat File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (281 & 154)Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium , Multan , Pakistan2003
3rd
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (321 & 352–9) beat File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (361 & 311)Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka2006
2nd
File:Flag of India.svg India (405 & 216–9) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (428 & 192)Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India2010–11
1st
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (191 & 304–9) beat File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (235 & 259)Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa2018–19
1st
File:Flag of England.svg England (67 & 362–9) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (179 & 246)Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds , England2019
3rd
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (253 & 168–9) beat File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (217 & 203)Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica2021
1st
Last updated: 15 August 2021 [ 28]
Narrowest win margin (by runs)
Margin
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
1 run
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (252 & 146) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (213 & 184)Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia1992–93
4th
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (209 & 483) beat File:Flag of England.svg England (435 & 256)Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand2022–23
2nd
2 runs
File:Flag of England.svg England (407 & 182) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (308 & 279)Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England2005
2nd
3 runs
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (299 & 86) beat File:Flag of England.svg England (262 & 120)Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester , England1902
4th
File:Flag of England.svg England (284 & 294) beat File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (287 & 288)Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1982–83
4th
Last updated: 28 February 2023 [ 29]
Victory after following-on Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
Most consecutive wins
Wins
Team
First win
Last win
16
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe at Harare, 14 October 1999File:Flag of India.svg India at Mumbai, 27 February 2001
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa at Melbourne, 26 December 2005File:Flag of India.svg India at Sydney, 2 January 2008
11
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia at Bridgetown, 30 March 1984File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia at Adelaide, 7 December 1984
10
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies at Providence, 15 August 2024File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 6 July 2025
9
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka File:Flag of India.svg India at Colombo, 29 August 2001File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan at Lahore, 6 March 2002
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia at Durban, 15 March 2002File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1 May 2003
Last updated: 1 July 2025 [ 31]
Team scoring records Most runs in an innings
Score
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
952–6 d
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (v File:Flag of India.svg India )R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka1997
1st
903–7 d
File:Flag of England.svg England (v File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia )The Oval , London , England1938
5th
849
File:Flag of England.svg England (v File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies )Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica1929–30
4th
823–7 d
File:Flag of England.svg England (v File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan )Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan2024–25
1st
790–3 d
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (v File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan )Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica1957–58
3rd
Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 32]
Fewest runs in a completed innings
Runs
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
26
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (v File:Flag of England.svg England )Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand1954–55
2nd
27
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (v File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia )Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica2025
3rd
30
File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa (v File:Flag of England.svg England )St George's Park , Port Elizabeth , South Africa1895–96
1st
File:Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg South Africa (v File:Flag of England.svg England )Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England1924
1st
35
File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa (v File:Flag of England.svg England )Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa1898–99
2nd
Last updated: 14 July 2025 [ 33]
Highest fourth-innings totals to win
Score
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
418–7
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (v File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia )Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda2002–03
4th
414–4
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (v File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia )WACA Ground , Perth , Australia2008–09
1st
406–4
File:Flag of India.svg India (v File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies )Queen's Park Oval , Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago1975–76
3rd
404–3
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (v File:Flag of England.svg England )Headingley Cricket Ground , Leeds , England1948
4th
395–7
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (v File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh )Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh2020–21
1st
Last updated: 16 August 2023 [ 34]
Aggregate scoring records Highest match aggregate
Score
Teams
Venue
Season
Test
1,981–35
Template:Country data SA (530 & 481) v File:Flag of England.svg England (316 & 654–5)Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa1938–39
5th
1,815–34
File:Flag of England.svg England (849 & 272–9 d) v File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (286 & 408–5)Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica1929–30
4th
1,768–37
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (579 & 268) v File:Flag of England.svg England (657 & 264–7 d)Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan2022–23
1st
1,764–39
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (533 & 339–9) v File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies (276 & 616)Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia1968–69
4th
1,753–40
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (354 & 582) v File:Flag of England.svg England (447 & 370)1920–21
3rd
Last updated: 29 December 2022 [ 35]
Individual records: Batting Career Most career runs Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote".
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Runs
Player
Record held until
Duration of record
239
Template:Cricon Charles Bannerman 4 January 1882
4 years, 295 days
676
Template:Cricon George Ulyett Template:Efn 13 August 1884
2 years, 222 days
860
Template:Cricon Billy Murdoch Template:Efn 14 August 1886
2 years, 1 day
1,277
Template:Cricon Arthur Shrewsbury 23 January 1902
15 years, 162 days
1,293
Template:Cricon Joe Darling Template:Efn 18 February 1902
26 days
1,366
Template:Cricon Syd Gregory Template:Efn 14 June 1902
116 days
1,531
Template:Cricon Archie MacLaren Template:Efn 13 August 1902
60 days
3,412
Template:Cricon Clem Hill 27 December 1924
22 years, 136 days
5,410
Template:Cricon Jack Hobbs 29 June 1937
12 years, 184 days
7,249
Template:Cricon Wally Hammond 27 November 1970
33 years, 151 days
7,459
Template:Cricon Colin Cowdrey Template:Efn 23 March 1972
1 year, 117 days
8,032
Template:Cricon Garfield Sobers 23 December 1981
9 years, 275 days
8,114
Template:Cricon Geoffrey Boycott 12 November 1983
1 year, 324 days
10,122
Template:Cricon Sunil Gavaskar 25 February 1993
9 years, 105 days
11,174
Template:Cricon Allan Border 25 November 2005
12 years, 273 days
11,953
Template:Cricon Brian Lara 17 October 2008
2 years, 327 days
15,921
Template:Cricon Sachin Tendulkar current
Template:Age in years and days
Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 37]
Template:Notelist
Most career runs at each batting position Highest career batting average Most fours in career Most sixes in career Most ducks in career Series Most runs in a series Match Most runs in a match
Runs
Scores
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
456
333 and 123
Template:Cricon Graham Gooch File:Flag of India.svg India Lord's , London , England1990
1st
430
269 and 161
Template:Cricon Shubman Gill File:Flag of England.svg England Edgbaston , Birmingham , England2025
2nd
426
334* and 92
Template:Cricon Mark Taylor File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan1998–99
2nd
424
319 and 105
Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh2013–14
2nd
400
400*
Template:Cricon Brian Lara File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda2003–04
4th
Last updated: 5 July 2025 [ 47]
Innings File:BrianLaraUkexpatCropped.jpg Brian Lara, the first to score 400 in International Cricket Highest individual score in a single innings Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
Score
Player
Opponent
Venue Season
Test
400*
Template:Cricon Brian Lara File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda2003–04
4th
380
Template:Cricon Matthew Hayden File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe WACA Ground , Perth , Australia2003–04
1st
375
Template:Cricon Brian Lara File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda1993–94
5th
374
Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka2006
1st
367*
Template:Cricon Wiaan Mulder File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe2025
2nd
Last updated: 7 July 2025 [ 48]
Highest individual score – progression of record
Score
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test match number
165*Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Charles Bannerman File:Flag of England.svg England Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1876–77
Test no. 1[ 49]
211
Template:Cricon Billy Murdoch File:Flag of England.svg England The Oval , London , England1884
Test no. 16 [ 50]
287
Template:Cricon R. E. Foster File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia1903–04
Test no. 78[ 51]
325
Template:Cricon Andy Sandham File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica1929–30
Test no. 193[ 52]
334
Template:Cricon Don Bradman File:Flag of England.svg England Headingley , Leeds , England1930
Test no. 196[ 53]
336*
Template:Cricon Wally Hammond File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand1932–33
Test no. 226[ 54]
364
Template:Cricon Len Hutton File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia The Oval , London , England1938
Test no. 266[ 55]
365*
Template:Cricon Garfield Sobers File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica1957–58
Test no. 452[ 56]
375
Template:Cricon Brian Lara File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda1993–94
Test no. 1259[ 57]
380
Template:Cricon Matthew Hayden File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe WACA Ground , Perth , Australia2003–04
Test no. 1661[ 58]
400*
Template:Cricon Brian Lara File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda2003–04
Test no. 1696[ 59]
Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 60]
Template:Notelist
Most runs in an innings as captain
Highest individual score as captain
Score
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
400*
Template:Cricon Brian Lara File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda2003–04
4th
374
Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka2006
1st
367*
Template:Cricon Wiaan Mulder File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe2025
2nd
334*
Template:Cricon Mark Taylor File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan1998–99
2nd
333
Template:Cricon Graham Gooch File:Flag of India.svg India Lord's , London , England1990
1st
Last updated: 7 July 2025 [ 61]
Most runs in an innings carrying the bat Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
Highest individual score
Score
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
264*
Template:Cricon Tom Latham Template:Country data SL Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand2018–19
1st
244*
Template:Cricon Alastair Cook File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia2017–18
4th
223*
Template:Cricon Glenn Turner File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica1971–72
1st
216*
Template:Cricon Marvan Atapattu File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club , Bulawayo , Zimbabwe1999–00
1st
206*
Template:Cricon Bill Brown File:Flag of England.svg England Lord's , London , England1938
2nd
Last updated: 8 January 2019 [ 62]
Highest scores in a single innings at each batting position
Batting position
Player
Score
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
Opener Template:Flagicon Matthew Hayden 380 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe WACA Ground , Perth , Australia2003–04
1st
Number 3 Template:Flagicon Brian Lara 400* File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda2003–04
4th
Number 4 Template:Flagicon Mahela Jayawardene 374 Template:Country data SAF Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka2006
1st
Number 5 Template:Flagicon Michael Clarke 329* File:Flag of India.svg India Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia2011–12
2nd
Number 6 Template:Flagicon Ben Stokes 258 Template:Country data SAF Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa2015–16
2nd
Number 7 Template:Flagicon Don Bradman 270 File:Flag of England.svg England Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1936–37
3rd
Number 8 Template:Flagicon Wasim Akram 257* File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Sheikhupura Stadium , Sheikhupura , Pakistan1996–97
1st
Number 9 Template:Flagicon Ian Smith 173 File:Flag of India.svg India Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand1989–90
3rd
Number 10 Template:Flagicon Walter Read 117 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia The Oval , London , England1884
3rd
Number 11 Template:Flagicon Ashton Agar 98 File:Flag of England.svg England Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England2013
1st
Last updated: 18 November 2017 [ 63]
Over Most runs in an over
Runs
Sequence
Batsman
Bowler
Venue
Season
Test
35
4–5W–7NB–4–4–4–6–1
Template:Cricon Jasprit Bumrah Template:Cricon Stuart Broad Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England2022
5th
28
4–6–6–4–4–4
Template:Cricon Brian Lara Template:Cricon Robin Peterson Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa2003–04
1st
4–6–2–4–6–6
Template:Cricon George Bailey Template:Cricon James Anderson WACA Ground , Perth , Australia2013–14
3rd
4–4–4–6–6–b4
Template:Cricon Keshav Maharaj Template:Cricon Joe Root St George's Park , Gqeberha , South Africa2019–20
3rd
27
6–6–6–6–2–1
Template:Cricon Shahid Afridi Template:Cricon Harbhajan Singh Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan2005–06
1st
6–4–4–4–6–3
Template:Cricon Harry Brook Template:Cricon Zahid Mahmood Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan2022–23
1st
Last updated: 2 December 2022 [ 64]
Calendar year Most runs in a calendar year Centuries Most Test centuries Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
Fastest Test centuries
No. of balls
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
54
Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Hagley Oval , Christchurch , New Zealand2015–16
2nd
56
Template:Cricon Viv Richards File:Flag of England.svg England Antigua Recreation Ground , St. John's , Antigua and Barbuda1985–86
5th
Template:Cricon Misbah-ul-Haq File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates2014–15
2nd
57
Template:Cricon Adam Gilchrist File:Flag of England.svg England WACA Ground , Perth , Australia2006–07
3rd
67
Template:Cricon Jack Gregory Template:Country data SA Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa1921–22
2nd
Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 67]
Most Test double centuries Fastest Test double centuries
No. of balls
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
153
Template:Cricon Nathan Astle File:Flag of England.svg England Lancaster Park , Christchurch , New Zealand2001–02
1st
163
Template:Cricon Ben Stokes Template:Country data SA Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa2015–16
2nd
168
Template:Cricon Virender Sehwag Template:Country data SL Brabourne Stadium , Mumbai , India2009–10
3rd
182
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan2005–06
1st
186
Template:Cricon Brendon McCullum File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah , United Arab Emirates2014–15
3rd
Last updated: 4 March 2019 [ 69] [ 70]
Most Test triple centuries Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote".
Most Test quadruple centuries Half-centuries Most Test 50+ scores Fastest Test half-centuries
No. of balls
Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
21
Template:Cricon Misbah-ul-Haq File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sheikh Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates2014–15
2nd
23
Template:Cricon David Warner File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia2016–17
3rd
24
Template:Cricon Jacques Kallis File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa2004–05
1st
Template:Cricon Ben Stokes File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham , England2024
3rd
25
Template:Cricon Shane Shillingford File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Sabina Park , Kingston , Jamaica2014
1st
Last updated: 28 July 2024 [ 74]
Note: Misbah's is also the fastest in minutes, at 24 minutes. Some records credit Victor Trumper with a 22-minute half-century against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1902-03, but this only counted the time he was on strike: the total time for his fifty is recorded as 45 minutes.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Individual records: Bowling Career Most wickets in a career Most wickets in a career – Progression of record
Wickets
Player
Matches
Average Record held until
Duration of record
8Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Alfred Shaw 1
10.75
31 March 1877
16 days
14
Template:Cricon Tom Kendall 2
15.35
4 January 1879
1 year, 279 days
94Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Fred Spofforth 18
18.41
12 January 1895
16 years, 8 days
100
Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs 25
13.51
4 February 1895
33 days
101
Template:Cricon Charles Turner 17
16.53
2 March 1895
26 days
103
Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs26
13.92
21 March 1896
1 year, 19 days
112Template:Efn
Template:Cricon George Lohmann 18
10.75
14 January 1898
1 year, 299 days
118
Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs33
17.75
2 January 1904
5 years, 353 days
141
Template:Cricon Hugh Trumble 32
21.78
13 December 1913
9 years, 345 days
189
Template:Cricon Sydney Barnes 27
16.43
4 January 1936
22 years, 22 days
216
Template:Cricon Clarrie Grimmett 37
24.21
24 July 1953
17 years, 201 days
236
Template:Cricon Alec Bedser 51
24.89
26 January 1963
9 years, 186 days
242Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Brian Statham 67
24.27
15 March 1963
48 days
307
Template:Cricon Fred Trueman 67
21.57
1 February 1976
12 years, 323 days
309
Template:Cricon Lance Gibbs 79
29.09
27 December 1981
5 years, 329 days
355
Template:Cricon Dennis Lillee 70
23.92
21 August 1986
4 years, 237 days
373Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Ian Botham 94
27.86
12 November 1988
2 years, 83 days
431
Template:Cricon Richard Hadlee 86
22.29
8 February 1994
5 years, 88 days
434
Template:Cricon Kapil Dev 131
29.64
27 March 2000
6 years, 48 days
519
Template:Cricon Courtney Walsh 132
24.44
8 May 2004
4 years, 42 days
532Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan 91
22.87
15 October 2004
160 days
708Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Shane Warne 145
25.41
3 December 2007
3 years, 49 days
800
Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan133
22.72
Current
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Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets File:R Ashwin bowling at Trent Bridge 2018 (cropped).jpg Ravichandran Ashwin holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 Test wickets.Best career bowling average Best career strike rate Most 5 wickets in an innings Most 10 wickets in a match Series Most wickets in a series Match Best bowling figures in a match
Bowling figures Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
19–90
Template:Cricon Jim Laker File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester , England1956
4th
17–159
Template:Cricon Sydney Barnes File:Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg South Africa Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa1913–14
2nd
16–136
Template:Cricon Narendra Hirwani File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India1987–88
4th
16–137
Template:Cricon Bob Massie File:Flag of England.svg England Lord's , London , England1972
2nd
16–220
Template:Cricon Muttiah Muralitharan File:Flag of England.svg England The Oval , London , England1998
1st
Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 100]
Best bowling figures in a match as captain
Bowling figures Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
13–55
Template:Cricon Courtney Walsh File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand1994–95
2nd
13–135
Template:Cricon Waqar Younis File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Southend Club Cricket Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan1993–94
1st
13–152
Template:Cricon Rangana Herath Harare Sports Club , Harare , Zimbabwe2016–17
2nd
12–100
Template:Cricon Fazal Mahmood File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies Bangabandhu National Stadium , Dhaka , Bangladesh1958–59
2nd
11–79
Template:Cricon Imran Khan File:Flag of India.svg India National Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan1982–83
2nd
Last updated: 15 June 2016 [ 101]
Innings Best bowling figures in an innings
Bowling figures Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
10–53
Template:Cricon Jim Laker Template:Efn File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Old Trafford , Manchester , England1956
4th
10–74
Template:Cricon Anil Kumble File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Feroz Shah Kotla Ground , Delhi , India1998–99
2nd
10–119
Template:Cricon Ajaz Patel File:Flag of India.svg India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India2021–22
2nd
9–28
Template:Cricon George Lohmann File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa1895–96
2nd
9–37
Template:Cricon Jim Laker Template:Efn File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Old Trafford , Manchester, England1956
4th
Last updated: 4 December 2021 [ 102]
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Best bowling figures in an innings – progression of record
Bowling figures Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
7–55Template:Efn
Template:Cricon Tom Kendall File:Flag of England.svg England Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1876–77
7–44
Template:Cricon Fred Spofforth File:Flag of England.svg England The Oval , London , England1882
7–28
Template:Cricon Billy Bates File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia1882–83
8–35
Template:Cricon George Lohmann File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia1886–87
8–11
Template:Cricon Johnny Briggs File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa1888–89
8–7
Template:Cricon George Lohmann File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa St George's Park Cricket Ground , Gqeberha , South Africa1895–96
9–28
Template:Cricon George Lohmann File:South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg South Africa Old Wanderers , Johannesburg , South Africa1895–96
10–53
Template:Cricon Jim Laker File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Old Trafford Cricket Ground , Manchester , England1956
Last updated: 15 June 2016
Note: Calculated at the conclusion of each Test.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Best bowling figures in an innings as captain
Bowling figures Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
9–83
Template:Cricon Kapil Dev File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad , India1983–84
8–60
Template:Cricon Imran Khan File:Flag of India.svg India National Stadium , Karachi , Pakistan1982–83
8–63
Template:Cricon Rangana Herath File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club , Harare , Zimbabwe2016–17
8–106
Template:Cricon Kapil Dev File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia1985–86
7–37
Template:Cricon Courtney Walsh File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand1994–95
Last updated: 16 March 2017 [ 103]
Individual records: Fielding Career Most catches in a career Match Most catches in a match
Catches Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
9
Template:Cricon Aiden Markram File:Flag of India.svg India Assam Cricket Association Stadium , Guwahati , India2025–26
2nd
8
Template:Cricon Ajinkya Rahane File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka2015
1st
7
Template:Cricon Greg Chappell File:Flag of England.svg England WACA Ground , Perth , Australia1974–75
2nd
Template:Cricon Yajurvindra Singh File:Flag of England.svg England M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bengaluru , India1976–77
4th
Template:Cricon Hashan Tillakaratne File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Singhalese Sports Club , Colombo , Sri Lanka1992–93
2nd
Template:Cricon Stephen Fleming File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club , Harare , Zimbabwe1997–98
1st
Template:Cricon Matthew Hayden File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium , Galle , Sri Lanka2003–04
1st
Template:Cricon KL Rahul File:Flag of England.svg England Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England2018
3rd
Last updated: 22 November 2025 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". [ 105]
Individual records: Wicket-keeping Career Most dismissals in a career Most catches in a career Most stumpings in a career Innings Most dismissals in an innings
Dismissals Player
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
7
Template:Cricon Wasim Bari File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park , Auckland , New Zealand1978–79
3rd
Template:Cricon Bob Taylor File:Flag of India.svg India Wankhede Stadium , Bombay , India1979–80
1st
Template:Cricon Ian Smith Template:Country data SL Seddon Park , Hamilton , New Zealand1990–91
2nd
Template:Cricon Ridley Jacobs File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne , Australia2000–01
4th
Template:Cricon Joshua Da Silva File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Centurion Park , Centurion , South Africa2022–23
1st
Last updated: 30 November 2024 [ 109]
Individual records: As an all-rounder Career Most occasions of taking 5 wickets in an innings and scoring a century in the same Test match Most occasions of taking 10 wickets and scoring a century in the same Test match
Matches
Player
Runs
Wickets
Opponent
Venue
Season
Test
1
Template:Cricon Ian Botham [ 111] 114Template:Efn
13/109
File:Flag of India.svg India
Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India
1979–80
1st
Template:Cricon Imran Khan [ 111] 117Template:Efn
11/180
Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad , Pakistan
1982–83
3rd
Template:Cricon Shakib Al Hasan [ 111] 137Template:Efn
10/124
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium , Khulna , Bangladesh
2014–15
2nd
Last updated: 16 September 2016 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". [ 112]
Notes:
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Individual records: Other Career Most matches played Most matches played as captain Most matches won as captain Most Player-of-the-Match awards Most Player-of-the-series awards Partnership records Career Most overall partnership runs by a pair Innings Highest partnerships
Runs
Partnership Opposition
Venue
Season
Test
Wicket
624
Template:Cricon Kumar Sangakkara (287)Template:Cricon Mahela Jayawardene (374)File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka2006
1st 3rd
576
Template:Cricon Sanath Jayasuriya (340)Template:Cricon Roshan Mahanama (225)File:Flag of India.svg India R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka1997
1st 2nd
467
Template:Cricon Andrew Jones (186)Template:Cricon Martin Crowe (299)File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Basin Reserve , Wellington , New Zealand1990–91
1st 3rd
454
Template:Cricon Joe Root (262)Template:Cricon Harry Brook (317)File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan2024–25
1st 4th
451
Template:Cricon Bill Ponsford (266)Template:Cricon Donald Bradman (244)File:Flag of England.svg England The Oval , London , England1934
5th 2nd
Template:Cricon Mudassar Nazar (231)Template:Cricon Javed Miandad (280*)File:Flag of India.svg India Niaz Stadium , Hyderabad , Pakistan1982–83
4th 3rd
Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 119]
Highest partnership (for each wicket) Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote".
Wicket
Runs
Team
Partnership Opposition
Venue
Season
1st wicket
415
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Graeme Smith (232)Neil McKenzie (226)File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh2008
2nd wicket
576
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (340)Roshan Mahanama (225)File:Flag of India.svg India R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka1997–98
3rd wicket
624
Kumar Sangakkara (287)Mahela Jayawardene (374)File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground , Colombo , Sri Lanka2006
4th wicket
454
File:Flag of England.svg England Joe Root (262)Harry Brook (317)File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium , Multan , Pakistan2024–25
5th wicket
405
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sid Barnes (234)Donald Bradman (234)File:Flag of England.svg England Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia1946–47
6th wicket
399
File:Flag of England.svg England Ben Stokes (258)Jonny Bairstow (150*)File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa2015–16
7th wicket
347
File:WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg West Indies Denis Atkinson (219)Clairmonte Depeiaza (122)File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados1954–55
8th wicket
332
File:Flag of England.svg England Jonathan Trott (184)Stuart Broad (169)File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Lord's , London , England2010
9th wicket
195
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Mark Boucher (78)Pat Symcox (108)New Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa1997-98
10th wicket
198
File:Flag of England.svg England Joe Root (154*)James Anderson (81)File:Flag of India.svg India Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England2014
Last updated: 10 October 2024 [ 120]
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